Samsung Display has secured the top spot in the foldable Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) panel market, outpacing China’s rapid pursuit.According to market research firm UBI Research on March 26, global shipments of foldable OLED panels are projected to increase from 27.4 million units this year
Samsung Display and LG Display, the two major Korean display makers, have begun the second round of their battle in the display market. Unlike LG Display, which makes large-sized panels, Samsung Display makes smash hits focused on small and medium-sized panels. LG Display is trying to reverse its fo
Attacks on Samsung Electronics by patent trolls are becoming increasingly cunning. These entities are focusing on purchasing patents with broad scopes that can be applied to various products and then targeting companies that release related products. Among global information technology (IT) companie
Samsung Electronics is projected to relinquish its leading position in the global foldable phone market share to Chinese rival Huawei in the first half of this year.According to market research firm DSCC on March 14, the global shipment of foldable phones in the fourth quarter of last year totaled 4
In January, Korean display companies received a shocking report card. According to market research firm DSCC, Samsung Display, which held 36% of the market share in the foldable market and was considered the future of the industry, lost its first-place position to China’s BOE, which captured 42% in
Samsung Display CEO Choi Joo-sun has expressed confidence that Korea will reclaim the top spot in the global display market by 2027. Speaking to reporters before the Korean Display Industry Association’s general meeting at Lotte Hotel World on March 7, Choi emphasized the need for focus and speciali
Samsung Display’s foldable panel has passed the U.S. Department of Defense’s durability standard tests, overcoming extreme temperature changes and shocks among other harsh conditions, to obtain the military specification (Mil-Spec) certification. This marks the first time a foldable panel from Samsu
The competition in the foldable phone market is expected to intensify this year. Amid predictions that Chinese companies, including Huawei, are set to release a “tri-fold phone” that can fold both inwards and outwards twice, Samsung, a leader in the foldable phone market, is anticipated to unveil it
Apple is accelerating the development of a “foldable iPhone,” entering the foldable phone market pioneered by Samsung Electronics with its Galaxy Fold five years ago.The Information, a specialist IT media outlet, reported on Feb. 7 (local time) that Apple is developing prototypes of a clamshell-shap
Xiaomi and Huawei, major Chinese smartphone manufacturers, are set to launch a series of new premium phone models, intensifying competition for Samsung Electronics, which is already contending with Apple’s iPhone. The Xiaomi 14 series will be globally released this month, featuring the Qualcomm Snap
Samsung Display has relinquished its leading position in the foldable Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) market to Chinese display manufacturer BOE in the last quarter of the previous year.According to the market research firm Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) on Jan. 30, Samsung Display’s ma
Samsung Electronics is set to launch its new Galaxy S24 series in China, featuring “Erniebot,” an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by Baidu as a response to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.According to foreign media reports on Jan. 29 (local time), Baidu announced that Samsung Electronics will utiliz
In 2023, Chinese smartphone manufacturers continued to expand their adoption of OLED technology, increasingly sourcing their required volumes from domestic display panel companies. This shift has led to Chinese display manufacturers breaking through a 40 percent market share.According to market rese
Dankook University announced on Jan. 22 that a research team led by Professor Han Kwan-young has developed the world’s first equipment capable of rapidly measuring defects on the surfaces of nano films applied to mobile phones and various display surfaces.According to Dankook University, the researc
According to foreign media on Jan. 10, American investment bank Jefferies reported that Apple’s sales in China are increasingly suffering due to intense competition from local Chinese smartphone manufacturers, including Huawei.Chinese smartphone makers continue to aggressively challenge the market w
LG Display is set to unveil a slew of OLED strategy products boasting unique technological advancements at the world’s largest electronics and IT trade show, CES 2024. The company will showcase large OLED technologies surpassing current limitations in image quality and performance, along with next-g
LG Display will unveil its next-generation in-vehicle display solutions at CES 2024, the world’s largest IT and consumer electronics show held in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States.LG Display will be exhibiting at the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) with a booth about in-veh
Samjong KPMG (KPMG Korea) predicts that the semiconductor and smartphone markets will rebound in 2024 thanks to the full-scale commercialization of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. On the other hand, the automobile, shipping, construction, and distribution industries are likely to show slugg
The author is an analyst for NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at kyuha.lee@nhqv.com -- Ed.Mid/long-term earnings growth should continue thanks to expanded application of deco film, the supply of foldable smartphone metal plates, and shipments of tablet OLED materials. Despite the recent
비지니스코리아 Jasmine Choi (pr@businesskorea.co.kr)Chinese panel manufacturer BOE is poised to overtake Samsung Display as the world leader in foldable panels by the end of the year, propelled by the aggressive market expansion of Chinese smartphone makers.Market research firm DSCC reported on Dec. 7 that